50 members of the community group Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty surprised City finance leader Gordon Mackenzie at his surgery yesterday evening, demanding that he stop persecuting low income people struggling to pay their council tax. ECAP presented Mackenzie, the architect of the new aggressive and immoral council tax arrears recovery, with a large mock ‘final…

Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty is organising opposition to a Council clamp-down against people who owe council tax. Within the last fortnight people have contacted Edinburgh Claimants who have been subjected to outrageous treatment by sheriff officers collecting council tax arrears on behalf of the City of Edinburgh Council. This includes: – a young man threatened…

Please join our phone tree and help provide support for people who are having serious problems with authorities, e.g. the Council, Sheriff officers, benefits office, utility companies etc. Your commitments would be: 1. Getting an occasional phone call – almost always daytime or early evening – informing you of a solidarity activity – you are under…

WHAT IS ECAP?

Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty brings together people on benefits and low wages to support each other and resist austerity. ECAP is based in the self-managed Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh (ACE) and is part of Action Against Austerity. We oppose poverty through solidarity and self-activity rejecting influence by any political parties. We believe that with enough people direct action can make the rule of bosses and their political protectors unworkable. Every Tuesday 12 – 3pm at ACE we run an open support and solidarity session for benefits and other poverty problems. No appointment needed, but if busy you may need to wait. All welcome to come along to the organising meeting 7pm on the first Monday of the month at ACE, 17 West Montgomery Place EH7 5HA, email ecap@lists.riseup.net